{"product_id":"academic-writing-real-world-topics-paperback","title":"Academic Writing, Real World Topics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Rectenwald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLisa Carl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eAcademic Writing, Real World Topics\u003c\/em\u003e fills a void in the writing-across-the-curriculum textbook market. It draws together articles and essays of actual academic prose as opposed to journalism; it arranges material by topic instead of by discipline or academic division; and it approaches topics from multiple disciplinary and critical perspectives.With extensive introductions, rhetorical instruction, and suggested additional resources accompanying each chapter, \u003cem\u003eAcademic Writing, Real World Topics\u003c\/em\u003e introduces students to the kinds of research and writing that they will be expected to undertake throughout their college careers and beyond. This concise edition provides all the features of the complete edition in a more compact and affordable format. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Features: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e- Contemporary, cutting-edge readings on relevant topics\u003cbr\u003e - Extensive cross-referencing between the rhetoric and the reader to help students make connections\u003cbr\u003e - Full-length essays rather than excerpts\u003cbr\u003e - Chapter introductions that put readings in context and promote interdisciplinary connections\u003cbr\u003e - Sample student essays to demonstrate student contribution\u003cbr\u003e - \"As You Read\" guides to each chapter that encourage readers to locate points of contact among readings\u003cbr\u003e - Questions after each reading that enable comprehension, help students identify rhetorical moves, and prompt oral and written response\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Academic Writing, Real World Topics fills a void in the writing-across-the-curriculum textbook market. It draws together articles and essays of actual academic prose as opposed to journalism; it arranges material topically as opposed to by discipline or academic division; and it approaches topics from multiple disciplinary and critical perspectives. With extensive introductions, rhetorical instruction, and suggested additional resources accompanying each chapter, Academic Writing, Real World Topics introduces students to the kinds of research and writing that they will be expected to undertake throughout their college careers and beyond. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part I, a short Guide to Academic Writing, teaches rhetorical strategies and approaches to academic writing within and across the major divisions of the academy. Part II, Real World Topics, also refers extensively to the Guide. Thus, the Guide shows student writers how to employ scholarly writing practices as demonstrated by the readings, while the readings invite students to engage with scholarly content.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Rectenwald\u003c\/strong\u003e is full Professor of Liberal Studies and Global Liberal Studies at New York University. His articles have appeared in several journals and anthologies, including the \u003cem\u003eBritish Journal for the History of Science\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEndeavour\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCollege Composition and Communication\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGeorge Eliot in Context\u003c\/em\u003e (Cambridge UP). Rectenwald is also author of \u003cem\u003eNineteenth-Century British Secularism: Science, Religion, and Literature\u003c\/em\u003e (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015), and co-editor of \u003cem\u003eGlobal Secularisms in a Post-Secular Age\u003c\/em\u003e (De Gruyter, 2015). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLisa Carl\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor in the Department of Language and Literature at North Carolina Central University. Her work has been published in such books and journals as \u003cem\u003eCLASH!: Superheroic Yet Sensible Strategies for Teaching Students the New Literacies Despite the Status Quo\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Indian Culture and Research Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWhitman's and Dickinson's Contemporaries: An Anthology of Their Verse\u003c\/em\u003e. She is co-producer of the podcast \"Voices from the Days of Slavery: Stories, Songs and Memories\" (American Folklife Center, Library of Congress). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730535223359,"sku":"9781554813308","price":95.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c8dde9606e0216c5cf90d8e2653d9c4e.webp?v=1765126149","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/academic-writing-real-world-topics-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}